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I don't have a picture of the tapeworm segment. And the think I describe is not white is like a mix of peach color and pink very light, it happens one time. The poop he do in the night is normal color white and green. Today he is not active like he normal is but don't look very sick, I believe he is a little better than yesterdayHave you given him some water with sugar or electrolytes in case he is dehydrated? Is he allowed by the other roosters to eat and drink ? Sometimes the weaker ones may be kept from food and water. Your pictures are a bit out of focus. Do you have any pictures of the poop with the tapeworm segments, and are they moving? The white part of his poop may be white urates (uric acids,) and not the worm paste. Tapeworms will reinfect your chickens if they consume and of the tapeworm eggs that may be in the intermediate hosts in their environment. Earthworms, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, snails and slugs are some of the possible hosts. Mice and moles may also contain them, so if the chicken eats one of those, they can get them again. If the tapeworm segments are in the grass from their droppings, they can also get reintroduced to tapes. Dosage can be repeated in 14 days to get the tapeworm eggs. If they are being reinfected they may require worming more often.